MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
evolvements in
e-learning enable
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can institutions
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can we
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
ventures.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To meet this
developing
demand for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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